René Rivera

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 215lb (178cm, 97kg)

Born: July 31, 1983 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 2nd round of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from Papa Juan HS (Bayamon, Puerto Rico).

High School: Papa Juan HS (Bayamon, Puerto Rico)

Debut: September 22, 2004 (Age 21-053d, 18,595th in major league history)
vs. ANA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 1, 2021 (Age 38-001d)
vs. CHC 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season

Agents: MDR Sports Management

Full Name: René Rivera

Nicknames: Moncho

Twitter: @ReneRivera13

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.4

1492

330

.221

120

RBI

176

OBP

.273

SLG

.354

OPS

.627

OPS+

Summary of 43 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 6 tying, 9 go ahead

8 Tms
NYM	15
SDP	11
TBR	5
LAA	4
SEA	3
CHC	2
CLE	2
MIN	1

Platoon
vs RHP	28
vs LHP	15

Home/Road
Away	25
Home	18

Outs
2	17
1	14
0	12

25 Opps
ATL	5
SFG	4
WSN	4
ARI	3
COL	3
SDP	2
CHC	2
CIN	2
NYY	2
MIN	1
STL	1
OAK	1
SEA	1
BAL	1
DET	1
KCR	1
NYM	1
PIT	1
BOS	1
LAD	1
CLE	1
HOU	1
MIA	1
MIL	1
TOR	1

41 Pitchers
Joe Ross	2
Matt Moore	2
Gio Gonzalez	1
Jeff Francis	1
Madison Bumgarner	1
Nate Robertson	1
Kirby Yates	1
Jon Lester	1
Woody Williams	1
Bartolo Colón	1
Carlos Martínez	1
Ryan Weber	1
Jhoulys Chacín	1
Juan Nicasio	1
R.A. Dickey	1
Francisco Rodríguez	1
Dominic Leone	1
Roenis Elías	1
Zack Greinke	1
Keury Mella	1
Cody Hall	1
Edwin Jackson	1
Mike Foltynewicz	1
Jaime García	1
Rodrigo López	1
Gerrit Cole	1
David Purcey	1
Joe Blanton	1
J.A. Happ	1
Franklin Morales	1
Drew Storen	1
Jean Machi	1
Lucas Sims	1
Vidal Nuño III	1
Mike Minor	1
Esmil Rogers	1
Zach McAllister	1
Matt Barnes	1
Wil Crowe	1
Ross Stripling	1
Chris Rusin	1

18 Parks
Citi Field (NYC)	9
TropicanaFld (STP)	4
Oracle Park (SFO)	4
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	3
Coors Fld (DEN)	3
Chase Field (PHO)	3
Petco Pk (SAN)	3
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	2
Angel Stad (ANA)	2
Nationals Pk (WAS)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Turner Fld (ATL)	1
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	1
loanDepot pk (MIA)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Target Field (MIN)	1
PNC Pk (PIT)	1

Where Hit
7	24
78	10
8	5
89	3
9	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	12
3	11
2	8
4	6
5	3
6	2
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	41
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	25
1--	9
-2-	3
12-	2
1-3	2
123	1
--3	1

67 RBI
RISP	9
0 on	25
1 on	13
2 on	4
3 on	1
Any on	18

Inning
2	11
3	3
4	4
5	8
6	3
7	6
8	1
9	7

1-3	14
4-6	15
7-end	14

RelScore
+4..	4
+2	4
+1	8
Tied	7
-1	6
-2	3
-3	4
-4..	7

Ahead	16
Tied	7
Behind	20

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	12
1-1	5
0-1	5
2-1	4
0-2	3
1-0	3
2-0	3
3-2	2
1-2	2
3-1	2
2-2	2

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	41
PH	1
1B	1

OrderPos
8th	20
7th	10
9th	8
6th	3
5th	1
4th	1

Leverage
High Lev	9
Medium Lev	11
Low Lev	23

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2005-06-26	SEA	@	SDP	Woody Williams	behind 1-4	t 7	2	1-3	4,(2-1) B*BCX	3	8	2	0.339	43%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); B. Boone Scores; M. Morse Scores
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	2006-04-30	SEA	@	BAL	Rodrigo López	behind 0-1	t 2	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	9	2	0.101	46%		Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF)
3	3	2	1	2006-07-09	SEA		DET	Nate Robertson	behind 0-2	b 5	1	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	2	0.219	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); W. Bloomquist Scores
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	2011-05-19	MIN	@	OAK	David Purcey	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	8	2	0.100	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2014	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2014-04-28	SDP	@	SFG	Madison Bumgarner	behind 2-3	t 5	1	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	7	2	0.363	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Medica Scores; A. Amarista Scores
6	6	2	1	2014-05-15 (2)	SDP	@	CIN	Jeff Francis	behind 0-1	t 2	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	2	0.221	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Maybin Scores
7	7	3	1	2014-05-18	SDP	@	COL	Juan Nicasio	behind 3-5	t 6	2	---	6,(2-2) BFCBFX	1	7	2	0.109	28%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
8	8	4	1	2014-06-13	SDP	@	NYM	Bartolo Colón	tied 0-0	t 2	0	1--	4,(2-1) BBCX	2	7	2	0.184	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Y. Alonso Scores
9	9	5	1	2014-06-17	SDP	@	SEA	Roenis Elías	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	6	2	0.119	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
10	10	6	1	2014-07-08	SDP	@	COL	Franklin Morales	behind 0-2	t 6	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	5	2	0.109	28%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
11	11	7	1	2014-07-24	SDP	@	CHC	Edwin Jackson	ahead 2-1	t 5	0	---	5,(3-1) BCBBX	1	8	2	0.118	77%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
12	12	8	1	2014-07-27	SDP	@	ATL	Mike Minor	behind 1-6	t 6	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	0.021	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
13	13	9	1	2014-08-27	SDP		MIL	Francisco Rodríguez	behind 1-2	b 9	0	---	3,(2-0) .BBX	1	7	2	0.450	62%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
14	14	10	1	2014-09-12	SDP	@	ARI	Vidal Nuño III	ahead 5-1	t 5	1	---	4,(1-2) CCBX	1	4	2	0.039	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	11	1	2014-09-25	SDP	@	SFG	Jean Machi	ahead 7-6	t 7	2	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	6	2	0.140	82%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
2015	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	2015-04-24	TBR		TOR	R.A. Dickey	tied 2-2	b 4	2	1--	1,(0-0) 1X	2	9	2	0.244	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); L. Forsythe Scores
17	17	2	1	2015-05-14	TBR		NYY	Esmil Rogers	ahead 1-0	b 2	2	1-3	1,(0-0) .X	3	9	2	0.213	88%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); A. Cabrera Scores; J. Butler Scores
18	18	3	1	2015-06-16	TBR		WSN	Drew Storen	behind 1-16	b 9	2	12-	7,(3-2) BCFBB>F>X	3	9	3	0.000	0%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); A. Cabrera Scores; J. Elmore Scores
19	19	4	1	2015-06-27	TBR		BOS	Matt Barnes	ahead 2-0	b 7	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	2	0.060	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20	20	5	1	2015-07-08	TBR	@	KCR	Joe Blanton	behind 4-9	t 9	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	9	2	0.003	1%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	2016-05-04	NYM		ATL	Jhoulys Chacín	tied 0-0	b 2	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	2	0.206	73%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); W. Flores Scores
22	22	2	1	2016-06-03	NYM	@	MIA	Cody Hall	ahead 4-2	t 9	1	--3	4,(2-1) C*BBX	2	8	2	0.035	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); W. Flores Scores
23	23	3	1	2016-07-03	NYM		CHC	Jon Lester	ahead 2-1	b 2	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	8	2	0.142	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Reynolds Scores
24	24	4	1	2016-07-26 (1)	NYM		STL	Carlos Martínez	behind 0-3	b 4	1	1--	5,(3-1) BSBBX	2	8	2	0.184	39%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); A. Cabrera Scores
25	25	5	1	2016-08-17	NYM	@	ARI	Dominic Leone	behind 3-13	t 9	0	1--	3,(2-0) .BBX	2	8	PH	0.000	0%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); T. d'Arnaud Scores
26	26	6	1	2016-09-21	NYM		ATL	Ryan Weber	ahead 2-0	b 5	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	8	2	0.077	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
27	27	1	1	2017-04-30	NYM	@	WSN	Joe Ross	behind 1-5	t 2	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	7	2	0.061	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
28	28	2	1	2017-05-16	NYM	@	ARI	Zack Greinke	behind 2-5	t 7	0	1--	3,(1-1) BFX	2	7	2	0.159	32%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); L. Duda Scores
29	29	3	1	2017-06-15	NYM		WSN	Gio Gonzalez	behind 1-7	b 5	0	---	6,(3-2) BBFSBX	1	7	2	0.028	7%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
30	30	4	1	2017-06-25	NYM	@	SFG	Matt Moore	ahead 1-0	t 2	2	1--	2,(0-1) FX	2	8	2	0.177	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); L. Duda Scores
31	31	5	2	2017-06-25	NYM	@	SFG	Matt Moore	ahead 3-1	t 4	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.090	80%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
32	32	6	1	2017-07-04	NYM	@	WSN	Joe Ross	behind 1-2	t 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	0.120	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
33	33	7	1	2017-08-05	NYM		LAD	Ross Stripling	behind 3-7	b 9	1	---	5,(2-2) BBFSX	1	8	2	0.010	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
34	34	8	1	2017-08-16	NYM		NYY	Jaime García	behind 1-2	b 5	2	---	3,(0-2) CSX	1	8	2	0.165	51%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
35	35	9	1	2017-09-02	CHC		ATL	Lucas Sims	tied 0-0	b 2	1	123	3,(0-2) CSX	4	8	2	0.215	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Rizzo Scores; B. Zobrist Scores; J. Heyward Scores
36	36	10	1	2017-09-30	CHC		CIN	Keury Mella	ahead 8-0	b 7	2	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	8	2	0.001	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
37	37	1	1	2018-04-03	LAA		CLE	Zach McAllister	ahead 11-2	b 8	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	9	2	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); S. Ohtani Scores
38	38	2	1	2018-05-09	LAA	@	COL	Chris Rusin	ahead 4-0	t 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.030	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
39	39	3	1	2018-05-15	LAA		HOU	Gerrit Cole	ahead 2-1	b 5	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	2	0.117	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
40	40	4	1	2018-08-15	LAA	@	SDP	Kirby Yates	tied 2-2	t 9	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	2	0.391	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
41	41	1	1	2019-09-28	NYM		ATL	Mike Foltynewicz	tied 0-0	b 3	0	-2-	4,(1-2) CSB.X	2	8	2	0.146	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Frazier Scores
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
42	42	1	1	2021-06-19	CLE	@	PIT	Wil Crowe	ahead 1-0	t 3	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	8	2	0.101	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
43	43	2	1	2021-06-27	CLE	@	MIN	J.A. Happ	behind 0-3	t 3	0	---	3,(0-2) SFX	1	8	2	0.083	29%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)